The rise of cloud-native development has revolutionized how applications are built and deployed—but it has also introduced new layers of security risk across the software lifecycle.
Threats now span from the first lines of code to containers, workloads, and live production environments. This expanded attack surface challenges traditional security practices.
One of the key hurdles is the persistence of security silos.
Many organizations still rely on fragmented security tools and team structures, where development, operations, and security functions operate independently.
This lack of collaboration creates blind spots, allowing vulnerabilities—such as misconfigurations or unpatched code—to persist unnoticed until they’re exploited in production….. leading to breaches or downtime.
Cloud-native environments add further complexity with dynamic scaling, interconnected services, and constant deployment cycles.
To keep pace, organizations must shift from a component-level mindset to a pipeline-wide security strategy.
This involves adopting an integrated approach that connects development, DevOps, and security teams.
Securing the entire code-to-cloud pipeline requires unified security policies, continuous monitoring, and tools that deliver end-to-end visibility.
By breaking down silos and enabling proactive risk management, organizations can better defend against modern threats and ensure that security is embedded at every stage of the application lifecycle.
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